Just out of curiosity, would a turbo 4 or a turbo hybrid be more reliable long term? For example: Toyota Grand Highlander with the standard turbo 4 vs the hybrid Max (turbo 4 hybrid)
TBH, it’s really hard to say. Toyota is relatively new to the turbo and turbo hybrid game. so there is little track record of either system produced en masse for Toyota.
And their turbo hybrid is vastly different than their naturally aspirated hybrids.
One argument is that the turbo is “simpler”. Not as simple as naturally aspirated, but also not as complex as a turbo hybrid. And you don’t have to worry about the hybrid battery because there is none.
On the flip side, the hybrid motor helps power the drivetrain, so maybe* the turbo doesn’t have to work as hard. (I say maybe because this is just a guess, there is little data to support this guess.)
If it were Toyota’s regular hybrid, I’d say go with that over their turbo. But since it is a new hybrid and a new turbo, it is hard to say.
On the flip side, the hybrid motor helps power the drivetrain, so maybe* the turbo doesn’t have to work as hard. (I say maybe because this is just a guess, there is little data to support this guess.)
I would've just said non-hybrid, but you make a good argument there.
